Adjustable currycomb.



W. W. SAUNDERS.

ADJUSTABLE CURRYCOMB.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 10. I916. LQQQAWU Patented Apr. 10,1911

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 10, 1917.

Application filed October 10, 1916. Serial No. 124,875.

The present invention relates to curry combs, and has particular reference to the construction of a currycomb which may be adjustable to present straight edged or slightly curved blades or toothed edged blades, and thereby permit of the use of a single currycomb under varying conditions found in using it.-

It is an object of the present invention to provide a currycomb which has a plurality of straight edged blades and a plurality of toothed edged blades, one set of the blades being adjustable against the opposite setto cleanse the blades, to project the toothed blades at various distances below the straight edged blades, and to provide the currycomb with a supporting handle so connected to the ,blades that the latter may be adjusted by slightly twisting the handle.

The invention further aims at the provision of an improved arrangement of the blades for protecting the toothed edged blades, for guiding the same, and for entirely housing the same out of the weather when not in use.

ther objects and advantages of this invention, as well as the above, will be brought out in the following specific disclosure of the present preferred embodiment of this invention, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a currycomb constructed according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a central horizontal section taken through the same.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the ourrycomb taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. i is a detail side elevation of one of the toothed edged blades employed.

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the currycomb, showing a modified form of handle connection for operatingjthe blades.

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view showing the connection between the handles and the blades.

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken through the currycomb, showing a modified arrangement of the stationary blades.

1 Fig. 8 is a transverse section taken through one of the stationary blades, showing a movable blade mounted therein.

Referring to these drawings, wherein like parts are designated by similar characters of reference throughout the several views, and referring particularly to Figs. 1 to 6, inclusive, 1O designates a pair of side plates which may be formed from relatively thin sheet metal and are provided along their upper edges with inturned flanges 11. The side plates 10 are held in substantially parallel relation by a plurality of transversely extending blades 12. The blades 12 are arranged in pairs, and have their opposite ends turned outwardly away from each other to provide attaching lugs 13 adapted for securement against the inner opposite faces of the side plates 10, rivets 1 1 being employed for holding the parts together. As shown to advantage in Fig. 2, these lugs 13 may be arranged in overlapping relation andthe rivets 1 1 secured therethrough and through the side plates 10 to hold the parts in such relation, the result being a. reinforced relatively stiif structure forming the frame or back of the comb.

Preferably, each pair of blades 12 is formed of a single pieceof metal which is overturned upon a longitudinal line to provide a closed pocket or slot into which is fitted a movable blade' 15. The fixed blades 12 are shown as provided with straight uninterrupted working edges for use when it is desired to scrape or rub the skin of the animal, and the movable blades 15 are provided upon their lower edges with teeth 16, adapted for use in combing. The blades 12 are adapted for contact against the opposite sides of the blades 15 to hold the same frictionally in adjusted position, prevent any lateral displacement of the blades 15, and to scrape the opposite sides thereof for cleansing the teeth 16 upon the relativemovement of the blades.

The movable blades 15 are adapted to be operated by a handle 17 which also comprises the main handle for supporting the comb. In Figs. 1 and 2, the handle 17 is shown as being provided with a pair of substantially parallel rods 18 and 19. These rods- 18 and 19 extend longitudinally through the intermediate portions of the fixed and movable blades 12 and 15, respectively. The rod 18 is journaled in apertures 20 and is adapted to turn in the blades 12, the blades 15 being provided with substantially vertically extending slots 21 adapted to receive the rod 18 therethrough and permit the vertical movement of the blades 15. The fixed blades 12 are also provided, at one side of the openings 20, with substantially vertically extending slots 22 through which the rod 19 is adapted to extend. The rod 19 passes through closely fitting apertures 23 formed in the movable blades 15. The rods 18 and 19 are preferably rigidly mounted upon the handle 17 so that upon the twisting of the latter the rods 18 and 19 are moved relatively to one another and are caused to turn, the rod 18 in the fixed blades 12, and the rod 19 in the movable blades 15. The blades 15 may thus be moved to any desired extent to project the teeth 16 thereof beyond the straight edges of the fixed blades 12.

In Figs. 1 and 2 there is shown a means for securing the rods 18 and 19 from moving after adjustment. The means employed is a plate 24L which is riveted or otherwise suitably secured to the free end of the rod 18, and which bears against the outer face ofthe end blade 12. The plate 24 is apertured and receives therethrough the outer free end of the rod 19, which latter is threaded to receive thereon a thumb nut 25 for binding engagement against the plate 24 to bind the latter against the adjacent blade 12 and thus frictionally hold the rods 18 and 19 from displacement.

If desired, a relatively deep comb 26 may be secured across the back of the currycomb by rivets 27 or the like passing through the inturned flanges 11, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

For'holding the blades 15 from turning upon the rod 19 when the teeth 16 are under pressure, the side plates 10 are provided at points opposite tothe movable blades 15 with inturned lugs 28 arranged along the lower edges of the opposed plates 10, adapted to seat against shoulders 29 formed by recessing or notching the lower edges of the movable blades 15 adjacent to their opposite ends.

Another form of operative connection between the handle 17 and the fixed or movable blades 12 and 15, is shown to advantage in Figs. 5 and 7. The rods 18 and 19 are formed in one piece, the same being returned or looped to provide the parallel rod portions. The intermediate return portion of the single length rod is disposed at the outer end of the currycomb to provide a loop 30 which bears against the endmost blade 12 and holds the rods 18 and 19 from 1 longitudinal movement. The inner ends of If desired, the rod 19 may be carried through the handle 17 and be rolled over to provide an eye 81 for engagement with a nail or the like to support the currycomb when not in use. vVhere the single-length rod is employed, the frictional contact between the rod and the blades, and between the blades themselves is depended upon for retaining the movable blades 15 in their adjusted positions. The handle 17 is adapted to have sufiicient tension or leverage by this connection for overcoming the frictional contact between the blades.

' Instead of having each adjacent pair of fixed blades 12 formed in one piece, the opposite blades 12 of each pair may be formed in one piece, as shown to advantage in Fig. 7 In this latter instance, each pair of their integral blades 12 is formed of a portion of metal which is stamped or bent into substantially inverted U-shape, or in the form of a channel bar, the opposite flanges or sides of which constitute the fixed blades proper. In this instance, the intermediate portions of the channel bars provide a substantially closed back for the currycomb to prevent accumulation of foreign matter between the fixed blades, and for reinforcing and strengthening the currycomb.

It is obvious that the present invention may be embodied in various other structures and as above specifically set forth, the modifications and changes from the above specifically set forth structures being limited only by the-scope of the appended claims.

It is also to be understood that the term straight edge is applied to the blades 12 only to contradistinguish these blades from.

the blades 15 which have toothed edges, and that the working edges of the blades 12 may be curved or otherwise formed to adapt the curry comb to various surfaces upon which the same may be used. What is claimed is:

1. In a currycomb, the combination of a set of straight edged blades, a set of toothed edged blades, a rotatable handle, an eccentrio connection between one set of blades and the handle at one side. of the axis of rotation of the latter, a second eccentric connection between the opposite set of blades and the handle at the opposite side of said axis of rotation thereof, and means for holding said blades for relative sliding movement in substantially parallel planes.

2. In a currycomb, the combination of a plurality of alternately arranged straight edged and toothed blades, the straight edged blades being provided with pivotal openings and vertical slots, the toothed blades being provided with oppositely disposed vertical slots and pivotal openings therethrough, and a handle provided with a pair of substantially parallel rods extending through said slots and said pivotal openings for connection with the blades, the handle being adapted to be twisted to rock the rods in the pivotal openings and shift the blades alternately into operative position.

3. In a curry comb, the combination of a plurality of straightedged blades, a plurality of toothed edged blades, means iorholding said blades for relative sliding movement in substantially parallel planes, a. rotatable handle, an eccentric connection between one side of said handle and one set of said blades, and a second eccentric connection between the opposite side of said handle and the opposite set of said blades.

4. In a currycomb, the combination of a plurality of alternately arranged straight edged and toothed blades, said blades being provided with alternately registering pivotal openings and vertical slots, a handle, and a pair of rods extending from the handle and having connection with said bladesto support the same, one of said rods being pivotally mounted in the pivotal openings of one set of blades and extending through the slots registering therewith, and the opposite rod extending through the slots of the opposite blades and having pivotal connection with the opposite blades registering therewith, said handle being adapted to' be twisted to rock said rods in the pivotal openings of the alternately arranged blades to advance the alternate sets one at a time into operative position.

5. A currycomb including a frame having fixed straight edged blades therein, toothed blades slidably mounted in the frame for engagement against said straight-edged blades, a supporting handle, an eccentric pivoted connection between said handle and said slidable blades, and a separate pivotal connection between said handle and said fixed blades.

6. A currycomb comprising a pair of side plates, spaced-apart pairs of integral blades secured at their opposite ends against the 1 inner sides of said plates and provided with lower straight edges, a single toothed blade slidably engaging between each integral pair of said fixed blades, a longitudinally extending rod journaled to turn in said fixed blades, and a second longitudinally extending rod journaled to turn in the movable blades, said fixed and movable blades being provided with opposed slots adapted to receive the opposite. rods therethrough and permit the relative movement of the rods past each other to slide the movable blades into and out of operative position.

7. A currycomb including a pair of spaced-apart side plates provided with transversely registering lugs turned inwardly from the lower edges of said plates, pairs of fixed blades secured between the side plates at the opposite sides of said lugs, movable blades slidably engaging between said fixed blades and provided at their opposite ends with abutting shoulders, a handle pivotally connected to the fixed blades and having connection with said movable blades, said handle being adapted to be operated to shift the movable blades downwardly between the fixed blades and engage the supporting shoulders against said inturned lugs whereby the fixed blades are adapted to brace the movable blades against lateral displacement, and said lugs are adapted to hold the movable blades from tilting endwise between the fixed blades.

WHITNEY V. SAUNDERS.

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